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11-14-2011, 03:16 PM #1
N.P.C. Bodybuilders ( ultimate warrior) can't swing Iron Sheiks clubs
Not sure how to embed this video, but this was taken from 1983 NPC Georgia Bodybuilding Championships. The Ultimate Warrior ( Jim Helwig) was competing and gave it a go. He is the second guy up and would go on to win and go to Nationals.
http://youtu.be/3OAxON8KAXI
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12-05-2011, 08:24 AM #2
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01-03-2012, 12:31 AM #3
Thanks for embedding this , Figgz.. I use these clubs n they are as hard as can be.. I definitely couldn't have done them when I was bodybuilding.
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01-03-2012, 01:28 AM #4
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Pretty cool, and way hard looking.
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01-15-2012, 07:38 PM #5
Glad you liked it. I use these clubs in my training and they are incredibly challenging. Lots of my powerlifting , bodybuilding, mma and wrestling friends have lots of trouble with them . It's fun to watch though, lol.
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03-21-2012, 08:29 PM #6
although it maybe a good exercise for wrestlers etc i cant see the benefit it would have for a bodybuilder. wouldnt be supprised if the bodybuilder injured himself duing this. i bet sheik cant squat or deadlift or bench what this guy can
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03-21-2012, 09:30 PM #7
Of course .. with the exception of light club swinging to improve joint mobility there is no benefit to a bodybuilder. These clubs were specifically designed to handle through these ranges of motion for wrestling . the non stop movement with them mimics the type of challenge, both isometrically and dynamically , that one would incur in wrestling . The grip attained is incredible because the handle moves in all different directions within the hand, which develops all areas of ones grip.
Sheik was a animal ( olympic assistant wrestling coach, pan am gold medal winner, iraq wrestling champion ( they are one of the best wrestling countries) , coach at minnisota U wrestling . Although he may not have been able to squat or dead what they can , I most definitely can and I use the clubs as well : )Last edited by KTTraining; 03-21-2012 at 09:33 PM.
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03-21-2012, 09:46 PM #8
On second thought , Big Green.. Sheik was born , raised and trained in Iran. He was one of the top wrestlers in his country and the world. Since Iran is and has always been a pretty strong olympic weight lifting country I will change my initial post and say that with a few months specific training Sheik may in fact be able to blow those three Bodybuilders out of the water with the squat and deadlift . We just dont know, but I wouldn't bet against him and his back round. I would be surprised if he didn't do his fair share of top caliber weight lifting as a top wrestler for Iran.
Last edited by KTTraining; 03-21-2012 at 09:49 PM.
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03-22-2012, 12:34 PM #9
yeah i understand how beneficial it can be for a wrestler...
as a bodybuilder i wouldnt have even got up to try it because the last thing he wants is to fuck up his rotator cuff or something, not to mention using a heavy weight with no warm up!
personally if i compare it to a soccer player trying to out put a golfer on the green - it just wouldnt happen. but if you got the golfer on the soccer pitch he wouldnt be able to play as well as a footbeller. that is my argument.
Also i dont doubt that he is a strong guy and an expert on his field, i wasnt suggesting that at all
for some reason i am reminded of when i go on holiday to turkey or egypt. they see a big guy and immediately ask for an arm wrestle lol i couldnt pass a shop or a bar without getting harrased for an arm wrestle for a wager but i wouldnt because i didnt want to fuck up my shoulder. My friend on the other hand did who is also a bodybuilder. he won. he also fucked up his rotator cuff. he was against a skinny guy that was a very good arm wrestler
personally i dont see arm wrestling as a test of strength. i would have been more than happy to deadlift against them though.
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03-22-2012, 01:48 PM #10
I completely understand what your saying . It's specific and I , in no way , would suggest bodybuilders go out and do it . That's why I put it in the Pro Wrestling section .
About the Arm Wrestling... that's so funny . It is the same way in America.. just walk into a bar and I'm sure you'd be asked the same thing by some drunk . I've gotten my share of it as I'm sure most big guys have . The Meels (clubs) are different than Arm Wrestling though, in that they are very difficult to even lift and control let alone swing with a coordinated effort .
Regardless, Bodybuilders should just stick with bodybuilding..whats the sense otherwise ? Take care , B. G.
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03-24-2012, 12:02 AM #11
I just wanted to add some pics to this thread. Aside from the heavy club swinging , hindu squats/ pushups I think it's pretty obvious the guy could lift some heavy stuff . A friend of mine is friendly w Sheik and I asked him if he can find out for me . Regardless, he could suplex 300 pound men pretty easily.. haha.. That's good enough for me. Hope you like the pix.
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03-27-2012, 03:16 PM #12
yeah looks pretty big to me!
this is one of the reasons i am a fan of cena (yeah, shoot me lol) the lifts he does are brilliant very strong, good core and keeps a big, lean look yeaar round!
not to mention how he throws huge guys around like they are nothing
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03-28-2012, 05:58 PM #13
I agree, Cena's a strong guy..especially considering the schedule he keeps . The first exercise I do here are with 35 pound long Mil's (clubs) these are heavier than sheiks clubs and are extremely difficult to lift .. I was very surprised when I first picked up my first pair of long clubs and they were only 14 pounds each .. I was used to lifting heavy barbells and dumbbells but these things humbled me real fast ..
http://youtu.be/7P_UbmKzmWQ
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03-29-2012, 01:57 PM #14
very impressive video! some good exercises liked what you did with the kettlebells too. and some bad ass moves in the ring!
wont let me rep you again yet lol
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03-29-2012, 09:53 PM #15
Thanks, Big Green .. of course not great for Bodybuilding but for strength and development for sports it's good stuff . The Kettlebell exercise was made popular by a russian Olympic Greco wrestler and USA olympic coach, ivan ivanov .
Nice lat spread profile . Do you compete ?
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